Which is better? I don't want to mod my phone that much, and like to stick with retail roms....thanks
MakaveliReturns said:
Which is better? I don't want to mod my phone that much, and like to stick with retail roms....thanks
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Then leave, no offense.
If you don't want to mod it, then take what your provider gave you and be happy. If not, then download some commercial applications.
But if you want to improve your phone, and make it realize it's full potential, then you are gonna have to get in to some mods.
Sorry mate, I'm just fed up with all the "how do I make my phone neato keano" questions from people.
It takes some willingness to experiment, some computer know how, and 99 times out of 100 all will be well. (BTW, I'm the one out of the hundred, I totally bricked one).
Retail ROMS, no such thing, you can't buy em.
Heh, jeez man, you seem to make alot of assumptions based on no information.
I am very computer literate, and I am passing down my phone to somebody else who has no clue how to do this stuff and probably does not care for it either.
I had a cooked ROM on it, but went back to a retail SPL and installed the retail AT&T (Beta?) WM6 Rom on my 8525.
Seriously though, you shouldn't assume such things about people especially over the internet.
The key benefit to HardSPL is that it protects accidental overwrite of SPL & IPL. Basically, it protects against bricking the phone. If it were me, I would always keep HardSPL, even if I were running a retail ROM. It really only affords protection during flashing process, so if you are not going to flash anything, you really don't need it - kinda like wearing a condom whike you aren't having sex, I guess. However, unlike the condom example, when you do decide to flash again, you would have to put HardSPL on there, which is itself a flashing process, so you would be vulnerable.
Always practice safe flashing!
Thanks, Todd.
I think you already answered about this in the other thread...but not yet. I can't get a retail ROM to install without extracting it first..even on SPL-Retail
lol i remember when i got my x01ht... i wanted to keep it softbank and just have this sexy phone from japan.... I read japanese so that wouldnt have been a problem and I am moving back to japan next year, so I thought it was perfect.
I had to unlock it using a code (which worked after flashing to hardspl 1.10 and then back to hardspl 2.10), but softbank still had that stupid welcome.exe issue. So i flashed to HTC's WM6 wwe rom. No more 'neato keano' for me.
Then i discovered letsjapan and ime3_1qvga (whatever its called)... I can have my japanese functionality with an english rom!! w00t.
Then i discovered schaps... I am so far from neato keano... but still barely breaking the surface.
I know this story is pointless, but if anyone is reading this with the 'neato keano' idea... get real, try some stuff and you will never go back (unless for warranty purposes ).
MakaveliReturns said:
Thanks, Todd.
I think you already answered about this in the other thread...but not yet. I can't get a retail ROM to install without extracting it first..even on SPL-Retail
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Is your phone CID unlocked? Maybe you have a mismatched CID. HardSPL bypasses the CID check, retail does not.
todd_jg said:
Is your phone CID unlocked? Maybe you have a mismatched CID. HardSPL bypasses the CID check, retail does not.
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Hi Todd,
my phone is unlocked via a code from AT&T, so I didn't use any of the tools found on this forum. So I think it is still SuperCIDed??
The updater just crashes, I posted a screenshot in the other thread. If I extract the directory and run the RUU by itself it flashes fine.
Maybe because I am trying to flash the same ROM again on top of the same one??
MakaveliReturns said:
Hi Todd,
my phone is unlocked via a code from AT&T, so I didn't use any of the tools found on this forum. So I think it is still SuperCIDed??
The updater just crashes, I posted a screenshot in the other thread. If I extract the directory and run the RUU by itself it flashes fine.
Maybe because I am trying to flash the same ROM again on top of the same one??
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Well, the code almost certainly would not superCID your phone. Only remove the SIM lock. The RUU is checking the CID restriction on the phone and disallowing the flash. The only flash that would work without unpacking is the one intended for and released by your carrier - AT&T rom to AT&T rom, for example. As I mentioned, the reason unpacking works is because Oli's RUU bypasses the CID check. Does seem odd that the same ROM won't flash though...
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Ok, well I've just successfully patched a dll file... OEM_FlashDrv.dll specifically.
the good news is... SuperCID is now redundant
Patcher included below; this is tested and working on WM6; it *should* work on all other versions but I can't guarantee anything; it shouldn't brick your OS; also, if your ExtROM disappears after patching, then you need to install the privileged test developer certificate onto your phone and it'll work.
Open the Security Configuration Manager, connect your PDA, let it sync; first turn off security (Check your PDA for prompts) then in the Device menu, click the option to add developer certificates. after this completes, soft reset and you're done.
if you find this patcher for whatever reason doesn't make it writable then try the one from WM5 posted later in the thread.
also YOU MUST DEPLOY DEVELOPER CERTIFICATES VIA SECURITY CONFIGURATION MANAGER OR SDKCERTS.CAB
awesome news olipro! you're the best!
Fantastic work, now we just need a tool to re-CID our devices .
Thanks again for all your great work mate, very much appreciated!
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Ok, well I've just successfully patched a dll file... no, I'm not saying which one... to allow you to access the ExtROM with write permissions.
(I'm not saying which one for the reason that HTC might well be reading, and might not appreciate it if I mentioned this)
shortly I'll create a patch you can run on your PDA to enable your ExtROM to be writable too, but for now, just hold your horses.
but the good news is... SuperCID is now redundant
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this is truly the month for the hermes
keep up the great work Oli
Forget about the month of the hermes, but the year of the hermes
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Forget about the month of the hermes, but the year of the hermes
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....and it's only the 3rd month of the year
Ok, Patcher is there; copy it to your phone and run it. it'll soft reset your device after patching.
good job oli
So, would it be possible to remove the OEM_Flashdrive altogether and have *no* ext_rom? and, thereby have that 10MB of ram available to the main storage? Or, would the OS.nb need to be larger as Kyphur's testing is indicating..?
Hi
Nice done.Is it possible to restore the original CID with ******T-MOB102 ?
Or are there further steps to done ?
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Hi
Nice done.Is it possible to restore the original CID
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this patch does not touch your CID, it merely bypasses the CID check.
Olipro said:
this patch does not touch your CID, it merely bypasses the CID check.
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Yes,I know. My mistake.
I want to restore my original CID for warranty.It's currently SUPERCID
Really cool
Olipro, you're releasing one great tool after another. Awesome job, man!
I'd bet that there is a way to reverse pof's unlocker; if you're patching it one way, you've got to be able to patch it the other too.... Although, the reality is that at least here, with Cingular, there is NO WAY that they'll say, "Hey, you're SuperCID! No warranty for you!" Just play dumb and say, "I have NO IDEA how that happened!" Of course, if the REASON for the warranty is because you've toasted the device with a bad flash and didn't install oli's BL, then, I'm guessing, "I have no idea how that happened" isn't really going to cut it!
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I'd bet that there is a way to reverse pof's unlocker; if you're patching it one way, you've got to be able to patch it the other too.... Although, the reality is that at least here, with Cingular, there is NO WAY that they'll say, "Hey, you're SuperCID! No warranty for you!" Just play dumb and say, "I have NO IDEA how that happened!" Of course, if the REASON for the warranty is because you've toasted the device with a bad flash and didn't install oli's BL, then, I'm guessing, "I have no idea how that happened" isn't really going to cut it!
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You could always say that you were flashing an official Cingular ROM when your computer BSOD'd or something to that effect. If it's completely dead, they can't really confirm or deny what you're telling them. But don't do that bcause it's not ethical, you know...
LegolasTheElf said:
I'd bet that there is a way to reverse pof's unlocker; if you're patching it one way, you've got to be able to patch it the other too....
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Yes there is, we're working on it
pof said:
Yes there is, we're working on it
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The really crappy part is that I just unlocked my parents new 8525 about a day or two before Oli's new BL was released But, it's all good anyways.. Besides, Cingular in the US does the warranty themselves, and all they do is mail you a replacement and you mail back your broken phone. I don't think they ever really check it out other than to look for the purple-sticker that shows them "water-damage".
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I'd bet that there is a way to reverse pof's unlocker; if you're patching it one way, you've got to be able to patch it the other too.... Although, the reality is that at least here, with Cingular, there is NO WAY that they'll say, "Hey, you're SuperCID! No warranty for you!" Just play dumb and say, "I have NO IDEA how that happened!" Of course, if the REASON for the warranty is because you've toasted the device with a bad flash and didn't install oli's BL, then, I'm guessing, "I have no idea how that happened" isn't really going to cut it!
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The problem with Cingular is the employees in the store are stupid about such things generally they'll give you a new phone there but then cingular sends them out for refurbishing. The company that refurbishes them then goes through all sorts of things and if they find that you did indeed did do something like this, your next bill will be $450 higher. I had a friend that got hit with one of these. I don't think it's terribly likely you get caught for a SuperCID but realize you're playing russian roullete there!
Can't see my ExtRom after the patch
I installed the patch and cannot see the ExtROM. I did a search for "privileged test developer certificate" but could not find anything that made sense to me.
Can someone please direct me to the post that explains what this is and how to install it onto my phone?
Thanks
I am new here, but after reading a lot, is there still any good reason to cid-unlock a G4? I mean, I can upgrade the radio just fine, now I can even upgrade the OS, the only thing I can't upgrade is the boot (but that's ok, I got 2.xx from an official rom) and the extended rom (and I really can't understant why I need it, it just saves time, I can manually install the programs I need). Am I missing something here?
Yes,
One of the main reason, imei.uk is getting a huge loss, if you wanna give them bread you should unlock your CID
I'm new here too Paulo. I think I successfully unlocked the SID/CID using lokiwiz02b.
Do you know if there's a way to verify the CID is unlocked. I read about how to check the SID though.
technicallysound said:
I'm new here too Paulo. I think I successfully unlocked the SID/CID using lokiwiz02b.
Do you know if there's a way to verify the CID is unlocked. I read about how to check the SID though.
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I'm surprised you got all the way to reading how to use lokiwiz02b and skipped the part about it not being for G4 devices.
So, no your phone isn't unlocked. But it doesn't need to be either for just flashing ROMs.
samy.3660 said:
Yes,
One of the main reason, imei.uk is getting a huge loss, if you wanna give them bread you should unlock your CID
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Good joke . Imei-ckeck made way too much money on this allready (mine too). Couldn't care less even if they went broke .
if you want to change the imei on your G4 , you need to CID unlock, so that's 1 reason to cid unlock
Hi Titan bastards
I recently hacked up a new Hard-SPL based on a very sexy MFG, except I don't know where ImCoKeMaN went with it so I'll stave off releasing something till he gives an all clear
Olipro said:
Hi Titan bastards
I recently hacked up a new Hard-SPL based on a very sexy MFG, except I don't know where ImCoKeMaN went with it so I'll stave off releasing something till he gives an all clear
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Titan bastards? Kind of rough don't you think?
I know he posted something over at PPCGeeks. He put it in the hardspl thread. http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=9093
I think he means it affectionately.
Maybe we are Titan Bastards, it seems Sprint and other companies have abandoned this phone, we onlyl have a few here like Olipro, DCD and others who continue to develop this rom and make it awesome, so my thanks to them.
yeah i talked with Olipro letting him know that i packaged it and put it up in that link. Not sure yet if he will redo it and update here or what, but he generally uses those terms for his Hard-SPL users. Like his topic in irc for another device SPL "...Hard-SPL-2.60 is out now ****wits! ..."
Either way his patched SPL is working now and it's currently available, but it may be revised.
He's British right? Reminds me of a movie I just watched "This is England" where he calls one of the kids a "cheeky bastid!". BTW, just tried 2.40 right now, works wonderful.
olipro patched that bootloader fast as hell. nothing we do here would be possible without his help. thank you olipro
I am anything u want me to be OLIPRO !!! for i am a unworthy titan owner who has been blessed by all that U and others do for my less than perfect phone.
AND anyone who takes offense to being a titan bastard, can go get a IPHONE
yeah thanks for the hard work mate.
elgreek84 said:
I think he means it affectionately.
Maybe we are Titan Bastards, it seems Sprint and other companies have abandoned this phone, we onlyl have a few here like Olipro, DCD and others who continue to develop this rom and make it awesome, so my thanks to them.
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how has sprint abandoned this phone? we wouldnt even have this new rom and bootloader if the rom sprint has been working on hadnt been leaked (and after using it for 2 days i can see why it hasnt been officially released yet)
im a noob i know i know i shouldnt be doing this unless i have a good understanding which i thought i did but now i am thinking twice. I tried to intall the new unlocker 2.40, i did everything it asked of me and now its stuck in the three color screen and i have no clue how to get out of it nothing is working, Activesync wont connect. someone please help!!!!
I am in the same boat. I got to the boot loader screen no problem, I upgraded to titan_radio_3.27.00.exe no problem. I then ran ROMUpdateUtility.exe from dcd_2.0.0_beta_sprint.exe.
No errors or problems but when i rebooted it hangs onit just hangs at the "HTC smart mobility" screen.
If I tried to replace the dcd_2.0.0_beta_sprint.nbh with another .nbh could that save me?
I am able to get to the boot loader screen and have USB, but on warm or cold boot it just hangs at the "HTC smart mobility" screen.
Seems if i have boot loader access, i am not hosed.
I did run the latest unlocker Hard-SPL-MFG(2).exe
the new radio/spl is not compatible with the older roms. Something in the XIP has changed and if not present your device will hang.
are you aware of a solution?
you guys are having problems cause you did not run titanrelocker before flashing the ne stuff, or if you ran it you did it wrong.
it is imperative that you run the bat file inside of titanrelocker folder as opposed to running ruu.exe file.
for you to do that now that you are stuck ya gotta boot to bootloader mode , flash a older rom then activesynce and relock the phone the right way.
I just want to point out the fact that this is about the 4th question of the exact same nature i have answered today. I had none of these problems because i READ before i installed. none of what ive said here is news as it WAS ALL MENTIONED IN THE FIRST POST OF KMARTBURRITO'S THREAD
the moral of the story: dont friggin mess with anything if you cant be assed to read the first post of the thread of the rom you're flashing.
have a nice day
Thanks, i appreciate your comments and i thought i was understanding this.
Can you recommend a older ROM and DL location?
Also just to be sure, to re flash i would just switch the current .nbh for the older one. Correct?
As a linux admin i understand noobs on the forum. I am trying to learn I am sorry for the inconvenience. I only posted cause i am desperate and failed trying to fix on my own.
watson540 said:
you guys are having problems cause you did not run titanrelocker before flashing the ne stuff, or if you ran it you did it wrong.
it is imperative that you run the bat file inside of titanrelocker folder as opposed to running ruu.exe file.
for you to do that now that you are stuck ya gotta boot to bootloader mode , flash a older rom then activesynce and relock the phone the right way.
I just want to point out the fact that this is about the 4th question of the exact same nature i have answered today. I had none of these problems because i READ before i installed. none of what ive said here is news as it WAS ALL MENTIONED IN THE FIRST POST OF KMARTBURRITO'S THREAD
the moral of the story: dont friggin mess with anything if you cant be assed to read the first post of the thread of the rom you're flashing.
have a nice day
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I didn't use a relocker and I'm up and running fine. So I don't think your comments work for everyone.
elgreek84 said:
I think he means it affectionately.
Maybe we are Titan Bastards, it seems Sprint and other companies have abandoned this phone, we onlyl have a few here like Olipro, DCD and others who continue to develop this rom and make it awesome, so my thanks to them.
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Quite possible as I don't always understand British humor.
blazingwolf said:
I didn't use a relocker and I'm up and running fine. So I don't think your comments work for everyone.
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maybe not now. they may have changed the new hard spl to accomodate that issue. it was a required step yesterday though
watson540 said:
maybe not now. they may have changed the new hard spl to accomodate that issue. it was a required step yesterday though
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I flashed my phone awhile ago. So it was before any new hard spl.
Anybody that can upload it here or link it to here, from somewhere other than ppcgeeks? There site is down, and I'm sitting here ready to re-up the SPL to try the new dcd rom, since his 1.6.10 keeps not waking up for phone calls and SMS.
Hey fellas,
I wonder if there is anyway to realize if your phone's ROM had been flashed before I bought it?
I have recently bought a new hd2, and as the ROM was very old, I decided to upgrade the ROM (from Taiwan region which was the only region allowed me to download ROM update because of the phone serial number), but after upgrading the language of my phone changed to Taiwanese. Accordingly, I guess my phone ROM had been flashed before I bought it, otherwise the language would have been Taiwanese FROM THE BEGINNING.
If we assume the seller has used HSPL to install the WWE ( English ) ROM on my phone, What if he/she had already removed the HSPL before selling it to me? Is there any other way to find out if my phone had been flashed?
I want to debate the seller but I want a good proof before any talk to them.
look in bootloader at what it says next to spl. If it ends '.hspl' then it has been hspl'd, but if they removed it, theres no way to tell. perhaps they used a goldcard, perhaps they used sspl.
samsamuel said:
look in bootloader at what it says next to spl. If it ends '.hspl' then it has been hspl'd, but if they removed it, theres no way to tell. perhaps they used a goldcard, perhaps they used sspl.
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It says SPL- 3.03.0000 XE,
By the way, is using Gold Card or SSPL illegal? I am asking this because if it is legal, I can't debate them.
Using HSPL falls in a gray area in terms of being legal or not, right?
it does mean that whilst its on the phone, but its not on the phone (your spl ends .0000, that means its stock) anymore so no problem. it doesnt break warranty permanently, only whilst its there, and its not, so dont worry about it.
Since its got a 3.14 rom on there, they must have used goldcard anyway, not hspl, and yes, theoretically it broke warranty by bypassing the manufacturers checks, BUT there is still all valid software on there, and no proof anything untowards happened, so no problem.
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Since its got a 3.14 rom on there, they must have used goldcard anyway, not hspl, and yes, theoretically it broke warranty by bypassing the manufacturers checks, BUT there is still all valid software on there, and no proof anything untowards happened, so no problem.
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Actually when I got it, it was ROM 1.43 Version, but I upgraded it and the ROM being 3.14 is as a result of my Upgrade, not theirs.
I can't be 100% sure but for me, if it's a Taiwanese phone with another language... then it has been flashed.
Anyway, what do you want to complain about?... you put it back to "original" setting by flashing the Taiwanese ROM... hope you can read it
One way could be if the previous owner sell it as "UK version" (any version but Taiwanese). Then you didn't buy what was advertised for.
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Anyway, what do you want to complain about?... you put it back to "original" setting by flashing the Taiwanese ROM... hope you can read it
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My complaint will be "Why you sold me an illegally flashed phone". (Assuming flashing phones is illegal, which I am not still sure about it)
Well, you can expect it from a eBay second hand private seller, but not from a reputable retailer.
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My complaint will be "Why you sold me an illegally flashed phone". (Assuming flashing phones is illegal, which I am not still sure about it)
Well, you can expect it from a eBay second hand private seller, but not from a reputable retailer.
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Since when is flashing a phone illegal?!? Hard SPL flashing "may" void your warranty. But if you use the original HTC roms theres no problem.
DonDie said:
Since when is flashing a phone illegal?!? Hard SPL flashing "may" void your warranty. But if you use the original HTC roms theres no problem.
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Are you sure? You have a source for it? Cause if you have, you'll make me so happy.
Do you like the phone? Does the phone work? If you answered 'Yes' to both of these my next question would be 'Does it matter?'!!
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Do you like the phone? Does the phone work? If you answered 'Yes' to both of these my next question would be 'Does it matter?'!!
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Apparently you didn't read my first post.
The phone language is now Chinese and its as a result of the fact that they probably sold me a flashed phone.
Now I have to either live with a Chinese language phone or I have to ( illegally? ) flash the phone again...
what's there to complain about now when you already flashed/upgrade to a new ROM?
That's like buying a new car from the dealership, installed turbos on it, blow the engine, and now demanding that the dealership to reimburse you for selling a lemon.
You shouldn't have touched or flashed the phone at all until you find out if it's a virgin HD2 or not.
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That's like buying a new car from the dealership, installed turbos on it, blow the engine, and now demanding that the dealership to reimburse you for selling a lemon.
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If you believe flashin phones is not illegal, that's one thing. BUT:
I really don't know how you compare installing a turbo on a car ( which clearly voids the warranty of the car due to the warranty terms and conditions ) and installing an OFFICIAL upgrade from the FORMAL htc website into my phone! I am not the one who flashed the phone so why I should be blamed?! I only did a legal upgrade and that's all.
Mate, tell me where in the htc website is mentioned that "you must not upgrade your phone ROM before you are sure that your phone is not flashed by the seller"?!
Assuming flashing the phone with another region's ROM is illegal:
They shouldn't have sold me a flashed phone in the first place. If it had not been flashed, I would not have faced this problem.
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If you believe flashin phones is not illegal, that's one thing. BUT:
I really don't know how you compare installing a turbo on a car ( which clearly voids the warranty of the car due to the warranty terms and conditions ) and installing an OFFICIAL upgrade from the FORMAL htc website into my phone! I am not the one who flashed the phone so why I should be blamed?! I only did a legal upgrade and that's all.
Mate, tell me where in the htc website is mentioned that "you must not upgrade your phone ROM before you are sure that your phone is not flashed by the seller"?!
Assuming flashing the phone with another region's ROM is illegal:
They shouldn't have sold me a flashed phone in the first place. If it had not been flashed, I would not have faced this problem.
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My point is that you have already flashed another ROM on top of it (official rom or not)...so what other trace of previous flashes being on there? I mean, you verified that the SPL is original and had 1.43 rom (which is realllllyyy old) on it, I don't know what else you want.
How is the packaging? Any form of knicks and scratch anywhere on the phone?
wow. definitely one of the silliest questions I can remember ever reading here.
Why is this a silly question? Sure, most users here don't care if they void their warranty by circumventing security to flash whichever ROM they want, but this guy is clearly not one of them. He bought a new HD2, and if he just wants an official ROM, he shouldn't have to resort to gold card or manipulated SPL methods to install an upgrade with the same language.
Meteorite-The-Second:
First of all, you're using the term flashing in the wrong way. Flashing is the way to put a new ROM (official or not) on the phone. When you put your current official upgraded ROM on the phone you flashed it.
Flashing the phone with an official ROM for it's original region certainly doesn't void the warranty. Using any kind of SPL manipulation or gold card method to flash any other ROM probably does, though if you restore the original SPL and ROM before returning it for warranty it most likely cannot be detected.
When you flashed the ROM that is currently on the phone, I assume that you did that via a USB connection from the computer as this is the official way of doing upgrades. If that is the case, then the ROM that was on the phone before must have been flashed using soft SPL or gold card, because Hard SPL cannot be removed by flashing via USB, and you obviously have the official SPL on your phone now.
If you bought the phone new, it really doesn't matter if flashing with gold card or soft SPL is actually illegal or not. Go back to the store and demand an official english language phone. If they cannot provide that, demand your money back and buy it somewhere else. Before leaving the store with the new phone, use the phones serial number to check which official ROMs you can download from the HTC web site.
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How is the packaging? Any form of knicks and scratch anywhere on the phone?
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Look at the difference between Revisions of the two different parts of the box:
img17.imageshack.us/img17/287/img5655d.jpg ( REV B) look at the red arrow
img571.imageshack.us/img571/5381/img5656m.jpg (REV A ) look at the red arrow
Why they should differ in Revision? Are the revisions on your phone boxing parts the same?
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When you flashed the ROM that is currently on the phone, I assume that you did that via a USB connection from the computer as this is the official way of doing upgrades.
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Yes, that's the case. I did it with a usb and upgraded it with the file I got from htc taiwan.
All other regions gave me the message " This file is not suitable for your device".
X1-owner said:
The ROM that was on the phone before must have been flashed using soft SPL or gold card, because Hard SPL cannot be removed by flashing via USB, and you obviously have the official SPL on your phone now.
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What if the seller removed the hspl BEFORE selling the phone to me i.e. what if the hspl have not been there in my phone from the beginning ( I didn't check the bootloader before upgrading the ROM so I know if the hspl were there or not) ? I have heard you can remove hspl after you have flashed your phone it while keeping the new official or cooked rom. Is that right? Or will you lose your newly flashed Rom if you remove the hspl?
BTW, thank you for your help.
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Hard SPL cannot be removed by flashing via USB,
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Are you sure about that? Doesn't flashing a stock ROM of the same region as your device get rid of it? Seemed to work when I wanted to downgrade from the official WWE 3.14 update.... Flashing the stock 1.66 WWE ROM took me back to SPL1.42, allowing me to put HSPL 2.08 back on.... (all done via USB)
I think if the OP explained a bit more about the phone's backgound more people might have been able to help. What country is the phone supposed to be from? Is it that it's supposed to be a UK device but it has actually come from Hong Kong? (for example)
Perhaps I shouldn't have tried to read this thread with a hangover ; )
Ouzo said:
Are you sure about that? Doesn't flashing a stock ROM of the same region as your device get rid of it? Seemed to work when I wanted to downgrade from the official WWE 3.14 update.... Flashing the stock 1.66 WWE ROM took me back to SPL1.42, allowing me to put HSPL 2.08 back on.... (all done via USB
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you just answered yourself. you didn't remove hspl by usb flashing cos hspl wasn't on your phone. you had stock 3.03 from the 3.14 rom and downgraded it to 1.66 stock, so therefore your line "seemed to work when I wanted to downgrade the......" is nonsensical.
My Titan is fully Cathulah'd. I was wondering if I should install this higher SPL version on it. What say you?
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Mercurybird said:
My Titan is fully Cathulah'd. I was wondering if I should install this higher SPL version on it. What say you?
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If you plan to revert your phone to stock without any ability to flash custom roms - go ahead.
If you plan to use fully unlocked phone - just forget further touching of SPL part. "Higher" or "lower" - does not matter. We have only stock locked of unlocked custom SPL state.
AndrewSh said:
If you plan to revert your phone to stock without any ability to flash custom roms - go ahead.
If you plan to use fully unlocked phone - just forget further touching of SPL part. "Higher" or "lower" - does not matter. We have only stock locked of unlocked custom SPL state.
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Good enough. Thanks!
Mercurybird said:
My Titan is fully Cathulah'd. I was wondering if I should install this higher SPL version on it. What say you?
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Seriously? There is absolutely no fricking way I would touch my SPL after what it took to get it HSPL; actually twice, I HSPL'd my wife's phone too.
berrywr said:
Seriously? There is absolutely no fricking way I would touch my SPL after what it took to get it HSPL; actually twice, I HSPL'd my wife's phone too.
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I know right? But I had to ask since I didn't know. It's still a wonder to me, the new thing my phone has become. Does hard SPL mean that nothing can make alterations to our phones? Like a protection mode if you will.
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I know right? But I had to ask since I didn't know. It's still a wonder to me, the new thing my phone has become. Does hard SPL mean that nothing can make alterations to our phones? Like a protection mode if you will.
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I bought a Titan already HSPL a while back but I got a 2nd Titan I which is my wife's device and it had not been HSPL until I did it. To make a long story short I undid the HSPL on my device when I used it as a guide to do my wife's device...I was PO'd big time but I successfully HSPL'd her device. It took me four days to re-HSPL my device but I had to go an entirely different path to do it. That's how I know either the Cingular 1.10 or European 1.09 ROMs work; the problems arise in the hardware needed to do this and the newer your Titan is in regards to when it was manufactured the harder it is to HSPL; it's one thing to debrand your device, it's a whole another story HSPL if the internal "flash" drive has been partitioned in such a way that either the drive is slightly corrupted or partitioned in such a way that HSPL is impossible such as the Titan II has been setup which to date is impossible to HSPL. If you're new to this then nothing I'm about to say will make any sense to you, but HSPL allows us to flash our device the way we're accustomed to flashing Windows Mobile/Phone devices for a good long time. In a nut shell if you load an official stock ROM back onto the Titan you're playing with fire. I know owners of these devices that would kill to have their device HSPL and are unable to. You can actually download apps to your device without the Marketplace and make adjustments to the device's settings. It's stunning how locked down carriers and manufacturers make them and why, I do not know. You'd make more money selling the damn thing and buy a stock device if you're hell bent on returning to stock.
berrywr said:
I bought a Titan already HSPL a while back but I got a 2nd Titan I which is my wife's device and it had not been HSPL until I did it. To make a long story short I undid the HSPL on my device when I used it as a guide to do my wife's device...I was PO'd big time but I successfully HSPL'd her device. It took me four days to re-HSPL my device but I had to go an entirely different path to do it. That's how I know either the Cingular 1.10 or European 1.09 ROMs work; the problems arise in the hardware needed to do this and the newer your Titan is in regards to when it was manufactured the harder it is to HSPL; it's one thing to debrand your device, it's a whole another story HSPL if the internal "flash" drive has been partitioned in such a way that either the drive is slightly corrupted or partitioned in such a way that HSPL is impossible such as the Titan II has been setup which to date is impossible to HSPL. If you're new to this then nothing I'm about to say will make any sense to you, but HSPL allows us to flash our device the way we're accustomed to flashing Windows Mobile/Phone devices for a good long time. In a nut shell if you load an official stock ROM back onto the Titan you're playing with fire. I know owners of these devices that would kill to have their device HSPL and are unable to. You can actually download apps to your device without the Marketplace and make adjustments to the device's settings. It's stunning how locked down carriers and manufacturers make them and why, I do not know. You'd make more money selling the damn thing and buy a stock device if you're hell bent on returning to stock.
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Yeah the process took me about four days as well. I used the Cingular and European ROMs. But I guess the European ROM is what worked for me since my phone is now an X310e. But I don't suppose it matters a hill of beans. I'm proud as pie to finally know how to debrand and load custom ROMs.